Manufacturers OE chokes

[salop sniper]

Does anyone use the manufactures original equipment chokes (what comes with the gun) these days ?

Everyone seems to use aftermarket chokes but what's wrong with what comes with the gun originally ?

Additional chokes for my Invector + 525 are £45-£50 but Teagues are £35>.

Do aftermarket chokes really benefit or is it psychological ? Or even just bragging rights ?

ATB

Matt

 

[SoR]

My krieghoff chokes are mint but 120 each I can get a pair of briley spectrums for same money

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[Shaun Hopkins]

Does anyone use the manufactures original equipment chokes (what comes with the gun) these days ?

Everyone seems to use aftermarket chokes but what's wrong with what comes with the gun originally ?

Additional chokes for my Invector + 525 are £45-£50 but Teagues are £35>.

Do aftermarket chokes really benefit or is it psychological ? Or even just bragging rights ?

ATB

Matt

My advice would be that most chokes perform equally but some more equal then others best bet is to screw an MK38 on the end of the chokes and you've got a world beater! true story!!! :spiteful:

 

[Bramble]

I use the 1/4 & 1/2 that came with my B 525, I'm not good enough to worry about aftermarket chokes..... :crazy:

 

[PhilS]

I use the Teagues that came with the MK. Not convinced I could tell the difference between these and some fancy shmancy ones anyway.

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[bonzodogdoodaband]

Standard Beretta chokes. Aftermarkets are just down to advertising and claims.

 

[Darkside]

The only reason I would consider changing my Beretta Optima chokes would be if I wanted to change the balance of my gun at the muzzle...flush fit Gemini or Muller to take weight away, Pure Gold to add weight on.

 

[Mike]

I would like to see a proper comparison test by the aftermarket choke manufactures comparing their chokes to OE chokes, then see which is actually the best choke using the same cartridge.

It would be interesting to see if they would be prepared to put their money where their mouth is :good:

 

[Finners]

Happy with the long external Maxis chokes that came with my CG. Mostly using IC and LM (1/4 & 3/8) with fibre wad carts. 

 

[Shaun Hopkins]

I use the Teagues that came with the MK. Not convinced I could tell the difference between these and some fancy shmancy ones anyway. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk

Only problem is they weigh a million tonnes and after shooting my Mk38 using scaffold just to keep the barrels level I decided to plum for some Mullers problem solved Superb patterns with Fiocchi Fblacks and not a scaffold tube in sight. :spiteful:

 

[PhilS]

I use the Teagues that came with the MK. Not convinced I could tell the difference between these and some fancy shmancy ones anyway. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk


Only problem is they weigh a million tonnes and after shooting my Mk38 using scaffold just to keep the barrels level I decided to plum for some Mullers problem solved Superb patterns with Fiocchi Fblacks and not a scaffold tube in sight. :spiteful:

Shaun
I've told you 6 million times - don't exaggerate ;-)

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[salop sniper]

If anyone has a original flush quarter choke for browning invector plus that they want to sell in as good a condition as possible I may be interested, please PM me if you want to sell!

 

[Jonny English]

If anyone has a original flush quarter choke for browning invector plus that they want to sell in as good a condition as possible I may be interested, please PM me if you want to sell!

If you get beat Chris Potters sell Briley flush chokes for £27 I think for invector plus. I''ve bought a few from them, top service and the Brileys are cheaper than Browning ones.

 

[Wonko the Sane]

I would like to see a proper comparison test by the aftermarket choke manufactures comparing their chokes to OE chokes, then see which is actually the best choke using the same cartridge.

It would be interesting to see if they would be prepared to put their money where their mouth is :good:

That will never happen and you know exactly why   reved:

 

[squimp]

There was a big choke comparison test in one of the mags a number of years ago (probably Clay Shooting). One gun and a whole range of different aftermarket chokes.....

The key point that I took from it was that most of the after market chokes threw much tighter patterns than they were supposed to. Which is where it gets complicated. Is a quarter choke (as in 10 thou constriction)  not a quarter choke if it throws a "half choke" pattern.

 

[no.1topdog]

There was a big choke comparison test in one of the mags a number of years ago (probably Clay Shooting). One gun and a whole range of different aftermarket chokes.....

The key point that I took from it was that most of the after market chokes threw much tighter patterns than they were supposed to. Which is where it gets complicated. Is a quarter choke (as in 10 thou constriction)  not a quarter choke if it throws a "half choke" pattern.

I believe you have just uncovered the "Marketing Hype" relating to aftermarket chokes, perhaps without realising it?

If your "Super Extended, Ceramic Coated, Internally Chambered, Ported (or not), Multi Coloured, all singing, all dancing, Magic Choke" says it's a quarter, but is actually a half choke, then you shoot it and get spectacular breaks and puffs of dust at your average range, you are going to think it's patterning really well and must be superior to your original equipment chokes. Then you will tell all your friends, and for them, seeing is believing, so out comes their wallets to get some of these "magic" chokes, and Hey Presto! A legend is born!

A choke is only equivalent to the pattern it throws no matter what is written on it, and the only way to find out the pattern is to pattern test it.

For the record, I shoot Briley X2 Extended chokes in my Beretta which I've had since the 80's when Chris Potter started to import them. I use them because they are so easy to change without any tools, although I can't remember the last time I changed one from the two half chokes I have in there (and they both pattern tighter than marked!). They have lasted well!. So yes, I fell for the hype once when I was young and impressionable.     :biggrin:

 

[mx8]

I use U2 & U3  Mullers thanks to NickyT and I never change them, I've moved from C to A in one year since I started using them so I'm very happy with them 

 

[Mike Bartlett]

I have patterned several after market brand chokes and none pattern as well as the Midas chokes that come as standard with my Browning GP sporter!